Media Operations
Permanent - Full Time
London, GB, W3 0RP
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 21/3/25
THE ROLE
Band: D
Salary Range: up to £51,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: permanent
Location: London Matrix Park (NW10)/Park Western (W3)
Closing Date: 11th November
Interviews: w/c 25 November
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance, and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, and gym.
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland.
The BBC is looking for a qualified Transport Manager to join our Media Operations team.
BBC Media Operations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC’s news, radio, and sport services across London, Salford, and Birmingham - capturing, editing, and producing our output 24x7 for TV, radio, and online.
Main Responsibilities
Our small transport team is essential in ensuring that our fleet of vehicles, ranging from pool cars to our largest outside broadcast vehicles, are compliant and roadworthy while ensuring best value for licence fee payers. The key purpose of the role is the forward planning and coordination of vehicle maintenance and compliance operations at our transport bases to maintain quality and standards. You will work closely with operational managers and leads in order to meet the changing needs of our outside broadcasting and transmission schedules. The Transport Manager will liaise with suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of services. You will be the named person on the operator license for the traffic area of London & South East England and other areas as appropriate.
Are you the right candidate?
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate a highly developed approach to managing statutory compliance requirements within a creative and dynamic organisation. You will need to operate at a strategic level but be a hands-on problem solver when required. You will have strong influencing skills and be adept at effectively communicating complex messages at the appropriate level of detail to stakeholders at all levels. You will be results-oriented and have a commitment to achieving results with and through other people.
Previous experience of interpreting and working within complex statutory frameworks such as those for regulated vehicle operating centres and the management of driver hours is essential. IOSH, NEBOSH, Transport Manager CPC or similar qualifications are desirable, as is an understanding of programme-making and newsgathering requirements.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance.
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